/*
 * cocos2d for iPhone: http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Ricardo Quesada
 * 
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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 *
 */


#import "CCTexture2D.h"
#import "CCSprite.h"

/** CCLabel is a subclass of CCTextureNode that knows how to render text labels
 *
 * All features from CCTextureNode are valid in CCLabel
 *
 * CCLabel objects are slow. Consider using CCLabelAtlas or CCBitmapFontAtlas instead.
 */
@interface CCLabel : CCSprite <CCLabelProtocol>
{
	CGSize dimensions_;
	UITextAlignment alignment_;
	NSString * fontName_;
	CGFloat fontSize_;
}

/** creates a CCLabel from a fontname, alignment, dimension and font size */
+ (id) labelWithString:(NSString*)string dimensions:(CGSize)dimensions alignment:(UITextAlignment)alignment fontName:(NSString*)name fontSize:(CGFloat)size;
/** creates a CCLabel from a fontname and font size */
+ (id) labelWithString:(NSString*)string fontName:(NSString*)name fontSize:(CGFloat)size;
/** initializes the CCLabel with a font name, alignment, dimension and font size */
- (id) initWithString:(NSString*)string dimensions:(CGSize)dimensions alignment:(UITextAlignment)alignment fontName:(NSString*)name fontSize:(CGFloat)size;
/** initializes the CCLabel with a font name and font size */
- (id) initWithString:(NSString*)string  fontName:(NSString*)name fontSize:(CGFloat)size;

/** changes the string to render
 * @warning Changing the string is as expensive as creating a new CCLabel. To obtain better performance use CCLabelAtlas
 */
- (void) setString:(NSString*)str;

@end
